India, July 1 -- The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday issued a joint invite for a victory rally in Mumbai on July 5 after the Maharashtra government's decision to withdraw the three-language policy in schools.

The July 5 rally was earlier supposed to be a protest rally against the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra schools. However, it has now been converted to a victory rally, scheduled to commence at the NSCI Dome in Worli around 10am.

The joint invitation to celebrate 'Marathi Vijay Diwas' is the first official announcement for the rally, and mentions cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray as the hosts for the event. Titled 'Marathicha Awaaz', the invite does not bear any party symbols or flags, but carri...